North American Waterfowl Management Plan Reaches Milestone The historic creation of a continental waterfowl conservation strategy, based on cooperation among nations, organizations, individuals and industry, celebrated its 20th year of success on May 14. The North American Waterfowl Management Plan was signed by the U.S. and Canada to reverse the alarming decline of waterfowl populations and wetland habitat. In 1994, Mexico joined the partnership. “In the last 20 years, joint ventures have invested $4.5 billion to conserve 15.7 million acres of waterfowl habitat,” said Dale Hall, the director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. “These partnerships are the model for how diverse agencies, organizations, landowners, companies and scientists can work together for wildlife conservation.”